Only a few short days away from Survivor Series, the go-home show sets the stage for the November tradition. Tonight on WWE SmackDown, WWE COO Triple H has something special in store for Team Cena. How does this special announcement affect Survivor Series? Plus, Authority vs. Cena matchups all night to build momentum! All that and more on this week's edition of WWE SmackDown!

Video package looks at Team Authority vs. Team Cena.

We are on tape from Knoxville, Tenn. Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield have the call for this week.

Michael Cole in the ring and he introduces WWE COO Triple H. Cole recaps how Team Cena vs. Team Authority was made and the stakes the match has. Cole asks if HHH realizes this might be the final night HHH will be in the ring being interviewed. HHH tells Cole to watch the questions he asks or it will be the last interview he gives. Cole asks if HHH realizes the WWE Universe loathes him and his wife, WWE Principal Owner Stephanie McMahon. Cole asks about the euphoria the audience could have if Team Authority loses at Survivor Series. HHH asks if Cole thinks their opinion of him matters. HHH appreciates the WWE Universe, but without The Authority, there is no WWE Universe. The Authority makes decisions on what's best for the WWE Universe daily, so like little kids, their opinions of HHH do not matter. Cole says statements like this are why there are rumors that the egos of himself and this being about their legacy being spread. Cole asks if there's truth in this and HHH will let Cole in on a secret. Life is a marathon and not a race. HHH got his nickname of "The Cerebral Assassin" during the Attitude Era. HHH lists off stars and says they may have been more popular, but the truth is that they're gone and he's still here. HHH says he is smarter than all of them and that's why The Authority always wins. The Authority will always be here.

Cole says that HHH will be gone if Team Authority loses Sunday and asks what Raw will be like on Monday without them in charge. HHH says Vince McMahon is the greatest mind in the industry and the WWE would not be here without him. McMahon outlasted everyone and that's why WWE stands today. HHH says there are only two people on the face of this planet who can replace him. Stephanie and HHH are the only two people who can replace him and HHH gives the company three months at best to survive without them. HHH says the WWE has no future without The Authority. Cole asks what happens if The Authority wins. HHH says that is interesting because Cole interviewed John Cena on WWE.com and asked if he feels responsible for his team. HHH wants to roll the footage, but he invites Team Cena out first to hear Cena's answer. Cole introduces the clip and Cena's answer is that he is making his team make a leap of faith and an unpopular decision. Cena knows HHH and Stephanie will look for vengeance on anyone by his side and that's why they have to win. HHH tells Team Cena they'd better hope Cena's feelings cover them because if they lose, everyone beside Cena is fired on Raw.

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Match One: Rusev (w/Lana) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler looks to take Rusev down and Rusev sends him outside with a forearm. Ziggler gets back in the ring and ducks a strike from Rusev to work him into the corner. Ziggler striking and he runs into a back elbow. Rusev stomps Ziggler and works him into the corner. Ziggler fights out and lands a dropkick. Rusev comes back and presses Ziggler against the ropes to land knee lifts. Rusev charges as Ziggler pulls the rope down and Ziggler snaps the neck down and dropkicks Rusev to the floor. Ziggler moves outside and gets whipped into the steel steps by Rusev as we break.

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We return as Rusev works an arm-in rear chinlock. Ziggler stuns his way out and makes Rusev miss a corner splash. Famouser attempt turned into a powerbomb that Ziggler wiggles out of to land a sunset flip nearfall. Rusev catches Ziggler for a fallaway slam and Ziggler lands on his feet to get a superkick for a nearfall. Corner splash for Ziggler leads to mounted strikes in the corner. Ziggler runs into a spinning heel kick from Rusev. Rusev bounced against the ropes and Zig Zag attempt shoved off. Rusev splashes Ziggler against the ropes and tries The Accolade. Ziggler crawls behind and hits a Zig Zag that nearly wins it. Famouser attempt pushed off and Ziggler looks for the DDT. Rusev presses Ziggler up and lands a superkick that puts Ziggler out.

Winner by pinfall: Rusev

Post-match, Rusev locks in The Accolade on Dolph Ziggler as Lana holds the WWE United States Championship.

WWE Director of Operations Kane in the office. Someone steps in and Kane says that is the man he wanted to see.

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Video package takes a look at Kofi Kingston's New Day.

Kane with Cesaro in the office. Kane says they have matters to discuss and Cesaro says the "Swiss Superman" will always show up when The Authority calls. Kane says Cesaro may not be officially Team Authority, but Kane promises his loyalty won't go unnoticed. Cesaro says he enjoyed embarrassing John Cena on Raw by duping him into thinking he was Team Cena. Kane says what wasn't funny was Erick Rowan joining Cena's flock of sheep and he wants Cesaro to slaughter the lamb that is Rowan.

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WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust and Stardust and The Usos join the commentary team.

Match Two: The Miz & Damien Mizdow vs. Los Matadores (w/El Torito)

The Miz starts out with Diego. Miz and Diego exchanging holds and Diego with a rollup for a nearfall. Running hip attack on the ropes from Diego lands and he makes a tag to Fernando. Senton splash lands as Fernando and Miz run perpendicular on the ropes. Damien Mizdow doing his stunt double duties and Fernando knocks him down. Clothesline and punches from Miz followed by a backbreaker and neckbreaker combo. Mizdow in and he repeats the combo. The Miz tags himself back in and a Skull-Crushing Finale is rolled out of by Fernando.

Diego with a springboard chop and corkscrews. Headscissors takeover sends Miz and out and Mizdow flops to the floor with him. Miz tries to throw Diego and Diego reverses, tossing Miz into The Usos. Mizdow replicates the exchange and tosses himself into Goldust and Stardust. Diego back inside and he connects on a crossbody from the top.

Winners by pinfall: Los Matadores

Post-match, the four teams standoff and stare down.

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Dean Ambrose out to show off his Survival Kit for Survivor Series. Ambrose says he's not the normal WWE Superstar. They'll tell you he has quirks and that he has a screw loose, but Ambrose doesn't care. Ambrose has proven he is a survivor and he will continue to thrive no matter what stands in his way. Ambrose tells a story from when he was a boy. Ambrose's mom gave him $20 and told him to go to the store to get cigarettes and lottery tickets. Ambrose was mugged by a group of older boys and he went back to his mom, who handed him brass knuckles and told him to not let it happen again. The brass knuckles were his Survival Kit and Ambrose says he is a walking, talking Survival Kit now. Ambrose will bite, punch, scratch, kick, and do anything to win at Survivor Series. Ambrose wants to break Bray Wyatt's nose and teeth. Ambrose wants to close the eyes of Wyatt with his fists until his knuckles bleed. Ambrose tells Wyatt to run if he wants to survive. Wyatt got under his skin and he's not a lost child, but a grown man. Ambrose is the hunter and Wyatt is the prey at Survivor Series. Ambrose will stalk and torment Wyatt and put him down.

Bray Wyatt on the screen. Wyatt clinks a tin cup against cell bars and asks if Ambrose remembers his father like this, locked inside a cage like an animal. Wyatt asks if he reminds him of his dad and impersonates him, saying he gave Ambrose life and then left him alone to rot in it. Wyatt came here to remind Ambrose the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This is Ambrose's future, trapped in a cage of his desires and begging for freedom as the walls of his conscience close in. Wyatt says it didn't have to be like this. Him and Ambrose could have ruled the world and Ambrose changed that. Wyatt will leave the cell and leave Ambrose in a pool of his own filth "like daddy did." Once Ambrose is locked away, it will never end for him.

AJ Lee avoiding lockups to adjust her assets to toy with Nikki Bella. Brie Bella with a takedown and AJ works into a side headlock. Brie with a legscissors choke out and she gets sent to the corner. Back elbow from Brie and she bounces AJ's head off the turnbuckle. AJ returns the favor and mounts Brie to land punches. AJ pulls a silicone packet out of her top and beats Brie with it. Brie counters with a single-leg Boston Crab and AJ gets out of the hold to apply a guillotine choke. Brie runs her into the corner. AJ gets her knees up and lands a clothesline and neckbreaker for a nearfall.

AJ dropped by a dropkick and a running knee to the head lands. Brie goes up top and lands a missile dropkick for a nearfall. Nikki gets on the apron and tells Brie to finish the match now. AJ runs Brie into Nikki and knocks her off the apron. Rollup lands for AJ.

Winner by pinfall: AJ Lee

Raw recap shows Sheamus being taken out of Team Cena at the hands of Team Authority members Mark Henry and Rusev.

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Match Four: Cesaro vs. Erick Rowan

Cesaro slaps the sheep mask off the face of Erick Rowan and gets tossed down. Cesaro comes back with strikes and gets tossed out by Rowan. Rowan with headbutts and clubbing blows to the back outside. Cesaro with a shoulder ram as Rowan is on the apron. Suplex attempt blocked by Rowan and Cesaro lands a dropkick that wobbles Rowan against the ropes. Cesaro landing uppercuts and Rowan counters with a bear hug. Cesaro fights out and tries a sunset flip. Rowan picks Cesaro up and lands a slam after Cesaro headbutts fail to drop him. Cesaro snaps the neck down from the apron and locks in a sleeper. Rowan runs him into the corner and Cesaro kicks Rowan away. Cesaro press slammed to the mat and Rowan with a pumphandle backbreaker. Torture Rack applied.

Winner by submission: Erick Rowan

WWE Intercontinental Champion Luke Harper makes his way to the ring post-match. Luke Harper tries to step in the ring and Erick Rowan prepared. Harper fakes him out and heads back up the ramp with his belt.

Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, and Ryback discussing gameplans backstage.

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Video package takes a look at Big E's New Day.

Renee Young with Team Cena. Young asks about the declaration of Triple H that all Team Cena members except Cena will be fired. Big Show says HHH made them think very hard, but HHH and Stephanie McMahon can lose their jobs as well. Big Show says they are committed to this and you can bet they'll finish it. Ryback says he knew his job would be on the line as part of Team Cena, but that just makes the "Big Guy" hungrier. Tonight, Big Show and "The Big Guy" will take out Kane and Seth Rollins. Dolph Ziggler says The Authority has put him through the wringer and he lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship because of it. Ziggler says it hurt because he shared the title with the WWE Universe and now that they can put The Authority out, there's no backing down. Erick Rowan simply says "freedom." The team repeats the mantra and puts their fists together.

Seth Rollins starts out with Ryback and Ryback runs him into the corner. Rollins whipped to the opposite corner and he moves outside. Rollins steps back in and lands a kick to the midsection. Rollins striking Ryback down. Thesz Press from Ryback leads to punches landing and Big Show in with chops to the chest. Show with a headbutt and he steps on Rollins. Ryback back in and they keep Rollins in the corner. Rollins reverses and lands chops that Ryback walks through. Rollins shoved back to the corner and Ryback runs into a boot. Rollins flies and gets caught by Ryback for a tilt-a-whirl slam. Kane knocked off the apron and Rollins back bodydropped out on top of Kane.

Team Authority is led out by Triple H as Rollins and Kane are left down and out on the floor. Ryback and Show left standing in the ring as we break.

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Big Show with a slam and elbow drop for a nearfall on Kane as we return. Kane comes back with a DDT for a nearfall and Rollins in with running kicks and a dropkick for a one-count nearfall. Rollins stomping Show down and keeping him grounded. Kane back inside and stomping Show down. Elbow from Kane gets a nearfall and he applies a rear chinlock. Show with a backdrop suplex that breaks the hold. Rollins and Ryback in. Ryback chops Rollins down and hits two press slams. Big Show ripped off the apron and taken out by Rusev, Mark Henry, and Luke Harper.

Winners by disqualification: Ryback & Big Show

Post-match, Seth Rollins attempts a Curb Stomp and Ryback moves out of the way. Shell Shocked dropped as Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury step in. Ryback tackles them down and hits a spinebuster on Rollins. Mercury and Noble knock Ryback down and beat him in the corner. Dolph Ziggler runs out and gets hit with a big boot from Luke Harper. Erick Rowan runs down and takes out Mark Henry and Rusev to get in the ring with Harper. The two stare down and Kane gets Rowan with a Chokeslam. Ryback with a spinebuster on Kane and Ryback taken out with a clothesline from Harper. Harper Zig Zagged by Ziggler and a superkick from Rusev is followed by a World's Strongest Slam from Henry on Ziggler.

Triple H tells the team to continue beating the downed Team Cena. Big Show charges the ring and clears everyone out until Triple H steps in and hits Show with a chair to the back. Curb Stomp from Rollins and Triple H with a chair to all members of Team Cena.